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Two Arkansas lottery players recently won big playing draw games.
A winning Natural State Jackpot (NSJ) ticket worth $680,000 was sold in Camden for the Tuesday, November 5, 2024 drawing. The winning ticket was purchased at Tobacco Station USA #4, 100 Garden Oaks Drive S.W. in Camden, and the winning numbers were 5, 15, 25, 27, and 30. This $680,000 jackpot is the highest in the history of NSJ, an Arkansas-exclusive draw game. A Jonesboro resident claimed the previous highest jackpot of $600,000 in July 2024. The Natural State Jackpot game has reset to $50,000 for tonight's drawing.
Additionally, a winning Mega Millions ticket worth $20,000 was purchased at Citgo Food Mart, 101 Lincoln Ave. in Star City, for the Tuesday, November 5, 2024 drawing. The winning numbers were 2, 24, 25, 52 and 58. The Mega Ball was 9, and the Megaplier multiplier was 2. The player matched four out of five winning numbers and the Mega Ball number, winning $10,000. Because they purchased the Megaplier option for an additional $1, their winnings doubled to $20,000. They are one of four players in the nation to win this prize.
Did you win big? These tickets are currently unclaimed. If you have the winning tickets, you have 180 days from the draw date to claim your prize.
Arkansas LOTTO jackpot keeps climbing
The jackpot for this Arkansas-exclusive draw game rises for their mid-week drawing.
The LOTTO jackpot is $4.077 million for the Thursday, November 7 drawing.
LOTTO is a game played and won only in Arkansas, designed to give in-state players more chances to win big. Since the game's inception, Arkansas LOTTO players have claimed prizes greater than $500 for a total of $4.6 million.
Drawings occur every Wednesday and Saturday at 9 p.m. CT. Six numbers between 1 and 40 are drawn, plus a Bonus Number. To win the jackpot, a player must match the first six numbers. Alternate prizes up to $25,000 are available for players who match three or fewer winning numbers, with or without the Bonus Number. The LOTTO jackpot resets to $250,000 once hit. Tickets cost $2 per play.
Latest update: A winner is identified
The mystery is over! A Camden resident recently claimed the $680,000 Natural State Jackpot prize from the November 5 drawing. The winning ticket was purchased at Tobacco Station USA #4, 100 Garden Oaks Drive S.W. in Camden. The lucky winner, upon scanning his ticket the morning after the draw, recalled, “That's weird. It's never said that before.” He checked his numbers and was shocked to discover a perfect match. “That's when I started shaking,” he said. The winner plans to use their winnings to pay off debt, save for the future, and continue playing the lottery.
The Natural State Jackpot is $60,000 for tonight's drawing, and the LOTTO jackpot has risen to $4.12 million for the Saturday, November 9 drawing.
All about the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery
Since 2009, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) has sold over $7.6 billion and returned more than $1.4 billion for scholarships to benefit Arkansas students. More than 770,000 college scholarships distributed by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education have been awarded to Arkansans. The lottery has awarded more than $5 billion in prizes to players, more than $429 million in retailer commissions, and provided more than $179 million in state and federal tax revenue.
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